The tulip garden at Gachsar
From left to right: Farhod, Kayvan, Manouch (the director of the Sharhnaz Village
Coop), & Pouran
Shahrestanak
This beautiful sleepy village is located at Km 50 of Chaloos Road. It is inhabited
by 680 people, 327 of which are women. The village also contains a palace built
in the early 1900''s as a summer palace for one of the Qajar kings.
Kalvan
is located at Km 35 of Chaloos Road. It contains beautiful gardens and a shrine
for Imamzadeh Ibrahim, whose exact lineage and dates are unknown.
Gachsar
is located at Km 68 of Chaloos Road. The village contains a palace built by Reza
Shah during the construction of Kandevan tunnel in the 1930's which currently serves
a hotel.
Nessa
is located at Km 52 of Chaloos Road. The village contains the remains of a fort
dating back to Saljuq period.
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Leilestan is located at Km 35 of
Chaloos Road and possesses beautiful natural scenery.
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Dizin and Gajereh
possess great ski slopes during the winter months where skiers can enjoy the rare
combination of good snow and a moderate climate on most days.
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Meydanak
is a tiny village located at Km 53 of Chaloos Road which contains a mausoleum dating
back to the Mongol period some 700 years ago.
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